Fifty-one Congressmen co-sponsored today a resolution urging President Johnson to seek five objectives in achieving Mideast peace and urging presidential opposition to premature Israeli withdrawal “to avoid repeating the mistake of 1956 which led to a resumption of hostilities 11 years later.
The resolution called for opposition to any precondition to negotiation that would require “the relinquishment by Israel of territories possessed” at the time of the cease-fire. The measure was originated by Rep. Charles W. Whalen, Ohio Republican, who circulated it among House members.
The five objectives advocated included: Arab recognition of Israel, freedom of passage in Akaba Gulf and Suez, final settlement of boundaries, restrictions of arms flow to the region, and resolution of the Arab refugee problem. The resolution stressed that the Executive Department should reflect national attitudes regarding Israel’s rights in dealings at the United Nations and otherwise. Signatories included members of both parties.
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